"MBC Hope" & "UN World Food Program” mass energies to help Egyptian Children

MBC Group has signed an agreement with United Nation World Food Program to help Egyptian Children

MBC Group has signed an agreement
with United Nation World Food
Program, whereby MBC makes a symbolic financial contribution
(100 thousand
US dollars) during
the fourth quarter of 2013, directed to help improve health and education for children in some Egyptian villages. The agreement comes within the framework of
the initiative "Do Good"
launched by MBC during Ramadan through "Twitter",
under the umbrella campaign "MBC Hope".

In this
context, Ashraf Hamouda,
Head of private partnerships and business development in the World Food
Program - WFP for the Middle East and North Africa, Central Asia and Eastern
Europe, said: "MBC
Hope today contributes in providing
education and health services for around 100,000 children in some villages of
Al-Fayoum Governorate in Egypt,” adding that the campaign in
collaboration with WFP will also provide food
aid to the families of these children along the
year. "

Mazen
Hayek, official spokesman of MBC Group and the Director
of Public Relations and Commercial Affairs, on his
part, commented saying: "Through MBC
Hope campaign “Do Good” in Ramadan, Twitter donations amounted to $300,000. As
we promised, the amount was donated to three known charities in KSA, UAE and
Egypt.”

“Today’s agreement
with WFP is part of our initiative to “Do Good” and this deal will help over
1,000 Egyptian children get better education and health services.

It is worth mentioning
that "MBC Hope" (Corporate & Social
Responsibility - CSR) is working closely with
a number of major associations
and humanitarian institutions in
the region, to provide moral and
material support to charities and other
institutions offering social and community services around the region.